No jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing worth an estimated $454 million, a lottery official said.

That means Friday's drawing will increase to an estimated $508 millionWith slightly better odds than the Powerball game, it's rare that nearly four months passes without someone winning a Mega Millions jackpot. Tuesday marks the 34th time the jackpot has rolled over without a winner. The previous record was 22 rolls.

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The prize increased slightly Tuesday morning from a $449 million prize that was reached after no winner was selected Friday night. The jackpot was the largest since a $429.6 million Powerball prize won by a New Jersey family on May 7.The odds of picking the correct numbers on five white balls and one yellow ball in the Mega Millions game are one in 259 million. For Powerball, it's one in roughly 292 million.

Revamps to the country's two big lottery games in recent years decreased the odds of picking all the numbers needed for the top prize, though officials point out it's increased the number of winners who score smaller prizes that range from $1 million to $5 million, depending on the game.Mega Millions tickets are sold in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The winning numbers from Tuesday's drawing were 29-46-53-64-73 and the bonus ball was 10.